An audio recording purporting to be from the Islamist militant group Al Qaeda in...
The main gate at Naval Air Station Pensacola is seen on Navy Boulevard in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. March 16, 2016. Picture taken March 16, 2016. U.S. Navy/Patrick Nichols/Handout via REUTERS
CAIRO - An audio recording purporting to be from the Islamist militant group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility on Sunday for a fatal shooting in December at a U.S. naval base in Pensacola, Florida, but provided no evidence. “We congratulate our Muslim nation and embrace the operation of the martyr hero, the daring knight Muhammad bin Saeed Al-Shamrani,” said the audio, released by Al Qaeda’s Yemen branch.Reuters was unable to verify the authenticity of the recording.
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